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Another victory for Smotrich: religious Zionism receives another significant power Israel today

2022-12-04T17:14:30.693Z


The two positions have a dramatic meaning for every process that takes place in Judea and Samaria • Until now, the appointments to my positions were by the Minister of Defense and now they will be transferred to the Minister who will be responsible for the settlement in the West


A Minister from the Religious Zionist Party who will serve in the Ministry of Defense will determine the identity of the Coordinator of Government Operations in the Territories and the Head of the Civil Administration, two positions of dramatic significance for every process that takes place in Judea and Samaria, as stipulated in the coalition agreements between Religious Zionism and Likud.

According to the agreement, the details of which were obtained by Israel Hayom, the appointments will be made in coordination and agreement with the Prime Minister.

These are two positions that until now have been appointed by the Minister of Defense and will now be transferred to the Minister who will be responsible for settlement in the Yosh. These are in practice the two most powerful people in the Yosh besides the Minister of Defense and the Commander of the Central Command, and who in practice serve as governors of the Judea and Samaria District in most of its aspects, including civil authority For the coordination of planning and infrastructure in the Palestinian Authority and the civil and security coordination with the Palestinian Authority and international parties.

The current coordinator of the government's operations in the territories, Rasan Elian, photo: Yehuda Ben Yathach

With the signing of the coalition agreements, it was announced that Smotrich would take control of the Civil Administration and that it would be dissolved by 2024. It was also determined that he would receive the authority to convene the Supreme Planning Council, which approves construction in Judea and Samaria.

Now Smotrich also gets control over the appointment of the two personalities who are at the head of the civil system - Matafash and the Civil Administration, and through them he will be able to optimally control these bodies - and in their order of priority, while neutralizing possible opposition from within.

In religious Zionism, they are not satisfied with promises, and place an additional condition before the government on the way - lightning legislation that will allow the appointment of the minister in the Ministry of Defense who will be in charge of settlement in Yosh. In the outgoing government, Michael Bitton served as minister in the Ministry of Defense, but it was by virtue of a temporary order. Now religious Zionism is demanding legislation A law that would allow the appointment, as was done in the case of Aryeh Deri, in order to anchor the position even before the government was formed.

Michael Beaton Minister of the Ministry of Defense,

Such a settlement minister, with all his powers, will face quite a few challenges.

Besides the security issue, there are many areas that were neglected by the previous government and need immediate repair, among them the road infrastructure in the West Bank which is collapsing under the load due to the massive increase in the quality of life of the Palestinians in recent years. that were neglected and not treated for decades.

In addition, the last time a Yeshiva was convened last May, and the authorities in Yosh are desperate for construction, while the prices of apartments in settlements and cities are skyrocketing.

The expectation from the settlement is to convene the upper planning council as soon as possible and approve new buildings.

The issue of the war on areas C and the takeover of land is also an issue that the Minister of Settlements has to deal with, whether it be Smotrich himself or a minister on his behalf.

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Source: israelhayom

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